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IAG JAN 2020年1月 亞博匯 17 PAUL ARBUCKLE QUITS AS DONACO CEO IN WAKE OF BOARDROOM COUP AUSTRALIAN -listed Donaco International Limited has waved goodbye to yet another executive with CEO Paul Arbuckle stepping down from the role just days after three board members failed to retain their seats at the company’s AGM. Arbuckle, who was only appointed to the role in June, tendered his resignation in early December, although he will remain in the position until 4 June 2020 as per the terms of his employment contract, Donaco revealed in a filing. “Paul Arbuckle has made a significant contribution to improving the operations of Donaco since joining as CEO in June 2019,” the board said in a statement. “We respect his decision to tender his resignation at this time. The Board will now commence an executive search process to replace Paul as CEO, and we appreciate his willingness to continue to assist the Company during this transition period.” Arbuckle follows long-serving Chairman Stuart McGregor, industry veteran David Green and Aruze Gaming’s Yugo Kinoshita out the door with the three having failed to win shareholder support at last week’s AGM. General Counsel and Company Secretary Ben Reichel had already announced his decision to step down from the board before the AGM. 董事會風波後PAUL ARBUCKLE辭去DONACO行政總裁一職 澳洲 上市公司Donaco International Limited再迎來 另一位高層的離任，是繼在年度股東大會上罷免三 名董事後，該公司的行政總裁Paul Arbuckle隨後亦 宣佈即將離任。 Donaco在一份文件中透露，Arbuckle在6月份 才被任命為行政總裁，但在12月便遞交了辭呈。根據 僱傭合同條款，他將於2020年6月4日之前繼續留任6 個月。 董事會在一份聲明中表示：「自2019年6月擔任 行政總裁以來，Paul Arbuckle為改善Donaco的營運 作出了重大的貢獻。」 「我們尊重他在這個時候遞交辭呈的決定。董 事會現在將開始尋找接替Paul擔任行政總裁的人 選，我們非常感謝他願意在這個過渡時期繼續幫助 公司。」 在Arbuckle遞交辭呈前，長期擔任該公司董事 會主席的Stuart McGregor、業內資深人士David Green以及Aruze Gaming的木下雄吾均未能獲得股 東認可，三人在上週舉行的年度股東大會上被罷免 董事一職。法律顧問及公司秘書Ben Reichel亦在年 度股東大會舉行前宣佈自行退出董事會的決定。